Bulandshahr district

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bulandshahr district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|District of Uttar Pradesh]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India Uttar Pradesh districts 2012 Bulandshahr.svg
| map_caption = Location of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Bulandshahr
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Meerut division|Meerut]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Bulandshahr]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = [[Bulandshahr]], [[Syana Tehsil|Syana]], [[Anoopshahr]],<br /> [[Shikarpur, Bulandshahr|Shikarpur]], [[Khurja]], [[dibai]], [[Sikandrabad]]
| area_total_km2 = 4,441
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 3,499,171
| population_footnotes = Indiancensus.net
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 75.23 per cent<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html |title =District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001 |access-date = 2010-10-10|publisher =Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 892
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Bulandshahr (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bulandshahr]]
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 91 (India)(old numbering)|National Highway 91]]
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://bulandshahar.nic.in/
}}
'''Bulandshahr district''' (also spelled '''Bulandshahar''') is a [[Districts of Uttar Pradesh|district]] in the [[Meerut]] region in the North Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] (UP), situated between the two rivers [[Ganges|Ganga]] and [[Yamuna]].<ref name="BulProfile">{{cite web |title=District-Profile {{!}} District Bulandshahr, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://bulandshahar.nic.in/district-profile/ |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119145846/https://bulandshahar.nic.in/district-profile/ |archive-date=17 April 2021}}</ref> It is a part of the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]] of India, and [[Bulandshahr]] is the district headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ncrpb.nic.in/ncrconstituent.php|title=National Capital Region Planning Board|website=ncrpb.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507171048/http://ncrpb.nic.in/ncrconstituent.php|archive-date=7 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> To the north lies [[Ghaziabad]] and to the south-east is the [[Aligarh district|district of Aligarh]].<ref name="BulProfile"/>

The district is situated between 28.4° south and 28.0° north [[latitude]]s and between 77.0° and 78.0° east longitudes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/uttarpradesh/districts/bulandshahr.htm|title=Bulandshahar District Map|website=www.mapsofindia.com|access-date=2017-11-21}}</ref><ref name="BulProfile"/> It is surrounded by [[Aligarh district]], [[Sambhal district]], [[Gautam buddha nagar district]], [[Hapur district]] and [[Amroha district]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religion in Bulandshahr
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|77.37}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|22.22}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Bulandshahr district had a [[Demographics of Africa|population]] of 3,499,171,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Lithuania]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url =https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Lithuania 3,535,547 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=Connecticut 3,574,097 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2011-01-01 }}</ref> This makes it the 85th most populous district of the total [[Districts of India|640]].<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|788|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/>

Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.09%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Bulandshahar has a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 892 [[Women in Africa|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name="districtcensus" /> and a [[Literacy in Africa|literacy rate]] of 76.23%.<ref name="districtcensus" />

In 1901, the population stood at 1,138,101.<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Bulandshahr |volume=4|page=771}}</ref>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 93.30% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 6.58% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=9,39,586|13=1911|14=9,27,761|15=1921|16=8,81,448|17=1931|18=9,39,944|19=1941|20=10,89,311|21=1951|22=12,41,139|23=1961|24=14,27,433|25=1971|26=16,90,092|27=1981|28=21,10,285|29=1991|30=25,47,750|31=2001|32=30,09,860|33=2011|34=34,99,171|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

== Agriculture ==
The district of Bulandshahar is an important grain producing agricultural district. Wheat, potatoes, maize, sugar and many others are cultivated here in large quantities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.districtsofindia.com/uttarpradesh/bulandshahr/agriculture/index.aspx|title=Bulandshahr Agriculture, District Level Information of Bulandshahr {{!}} Uttar Pradesh|website=www.districtsofindia.com|access-date=2017-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/231978/2/Agricultural%20Efficiency%20in%20Uttar%20Pradesh.pdf|title=Agricultural Efficiency in Uttar Pradesh}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://bulandshahar.nic.in/ Official site]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bulandshahr district
|North = [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad district]]
|Northeast = [[Jyotiba Phule Nagar district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Budaun district]]
|South = [[Aligarh district]]
|Southwest = [[Khair]]
|West = [[Gautam Buddha Nagar district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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{{Coord|28|25|N|77|50|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd|display=title}}

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